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Three Film Package

Dance on Camera Festival returns for the 17th consecutive year with an exciting and diverse array of dance films and programs, including a bevy of in-person appearances and premieres. This year's lineup includes fascinating documentaries about everything from ballet-dancing triplets to Finland's enfant terrible of the accordian, a two-part celebration of dance-turned-filmmaker Shirley Clarke, the 50th anniversary of the great flamenco film Los Tarantos, and the festival's first foray in to the glamourous and virtuosic genre of ice dancing with an introduction by skating legend Dick Button! Presented by Dance Film Association and Film Society of Lincoln Center.

In conjunction with this year's festival, an exhibit of striking black and white images by Finnish/American photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen will be on display in the Furman Gallery of the Walter Reade Theater.

In This Series

A gifted young dancer new to the Big Apple comes of age in this visually sensual glimpse of life and first love in the downtown contemporary dance world. Screening with Transportation (Milan Misko, 2012).

A promising set of young male dancers from Cuba, who also happen to be identical triplets, take the first steps in their career in this child’s-eye view of potential and determination. Screening with En Avant (Gabrielle Lamb, 2012) and Double Take (Samuel Hodges, 2012).

Busby Berkeley uses excerpts to illustrate the technical challenges of some of his most famous scenes from 42nd Street, Dames and more in this fascinating documentary. Screening with Rauch und Spiegel (Nick Moore, 2012) and Who By Fire (Jacob Niedzwiecki, 2012).

Find out how the fair use doctrine allows you to use copyrighted works in your films while also defining the boundaries of others' unauthorized uses of your own works, featuring a presentation on copyright law, followed by case studies and a Q&A.

This lively and personal documentary on the life of Carmen Gutierrez, the first Mexican dancer on Broadway, follows her career from the Bellas Artes in Mexico City to the Ballet Russe, Broadway and television. Screening with A Moment in Love (Shirley Clarke, 1957) and Michio Ito: Pioneering Dance-Choreographer (Bonnie Oda Homsey, 2012).

The stories of two Bern: Ballet dancers striving to become choreographers and the first rock band to play at the Bern Metropolitan Theatre collide in this riveting documentary. Screening with Substance: Moloko (Natasha Merkulova, 2012).

A classic flamenco drama inspired by Romeo and Juliet and characterized by a sexy, gritty, Catalan gitano style of dancing, Los Tarantos was nominated for the Foreign Language Oscar in 1963 and has not been shown for many years. Screening with Low (Ludivine Large-Bessette, 2012).

A group of dancers, directors, and archivists team to preserve the legacy of contemporary choreographer Merce Cunningham two years after his death and the dissolution of his company. Screening with Choros (Michael Langan and Terah Maher, 2011) and Circling (Douglas Rosenberg, 2012).

Rachel Berman, Patrick Corbin, Stacey-Jo Marine, Ross Kramberg and other company members in person!

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Oscar-nominated Dancemaker is a breathtaking journey into the world of preeminent choreographer Paul Taylor and his extraordinary creations. Screening with Pink Pony (John Walter, 2012).

Join us for a discussion with filmmaker John Walter on preserving the legacy of groundbreaking opera Einstein on the Beach by Robert Wilson, Philip Glass and Lucinda Childs, including a sneak peek of footage from Walters's upcoming documentary The Earth Moves, which explores the connections between physics, opera, and the human imagination.

Blending eastern influences and western ideas, Shikaku is a collaboration between Jo Kanamori – the artistic director of Noism, the only contemporary dance company in Japan – with Japanese architect Tsuyoshi Tane and musician Masahiro Hiramoto.

The first of our two-part celebration of dancer-turned-filmmaker Shirley Clarke!

Donna Cameron’s moving portrait of her mentor Shirley Clarke, which makes brilliant use of collage and home video, is paired with two modern works by Cameron and two by Clarke from the 1950s. Screening with Meditation for a Lonely Flute (Donna Cameron, 2011), Bridges-Go-Round (Shirley Clarke, 1958). and Bullfight (Shirley Clarke, 1955).

The second of our two-part celebration of dancer-turned-filmmaker Shirley Clarke!

Dance on Camera celebrates dancer-turned-filmmaker Shirley Clarke with short documentary Rome Is Burning and three of her masterpieces of cinedance. Screening with In Paris Parks (Shirley Clarke, 1954), Dance in the Sun (Shirley Clarke, 1953), and A Moment in Love (Shirley Clarke, 1957).

This documentary portrait of Kimmo Pohjonen, Finland’s enfant terrible of the accordion, combines with shorts and an exhibition of photography by Arno Rafael Minkkinen for a special Dance on Camera Finnish program. Screening with Step Out (Arja Raatikainen, 2012), North Horizon (Thomas Freundlich & Valtteri Raekallio, 2012) and a preview of Rain House (Arno Rafael Minkkinen and Kimmo Koskela).

In this rarely-seen film noir, an out-of-work drifter finds a job in an ice skating review and is advancing quickly until the boss begins to suspect the man has designs on his wife, played by glamorous English ice skater Belita.

Choreographer Allison Orr finds inspiration in an unexpected place as she collaborates with a group of trash collectors to show how garbage trucks can “dance.” Screening with Sparkle (Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar, 2011) and American Overture (John T. Williams, 2012).

Through exhilarating performances and stories from the heart, Virtuosi creates intimate and sometimes surprising portraits of eight Kiwi dancers whose craft has scattered them across the globe. Screening with Private I's (Oren Shkedy, 2012).

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